The Dissonance xTet is as I like to say is where x equals the number of players who show up. Usually there is only one pratice and we pick some nice charts to work on before we join again to give the concert. We met at Crossroads Bellevue to do our first ever Christmas concert. There were solos for anyone who wanted them and some pretty decent charts to pick from thanks to Gary Anderson and yours truly.
Terri Brad
Suzy Gary
JB John
And the fabulous eighth grade drummer, Christian aka Gibson Guy because he plays guitar too. We played about fifteen charts including three Christmas sax quartet numbers from the BisKey Sax Quartet books. Two of them were arranged by my fav sax xTet arranger Paul Coats.
This smaller version of the Dissonance was so successful that Gary and I are thinking about setting up a working combo with just five of us at any given time which opens up more venues to play at. We’ll see how that goes. We are looking at what combo arrangements might be available for a February gig.
About Gandalfe
Just an itinerant saxophonist trying to find life between the changes. I have retired from the Corps of Engineers and Microsoft. I am an admin on the Woodwind Forum, run the Pacifica Big Band (formerly the Microsoft Jumpin' Jive Orchestra) and participate in other ensembles. Mostly enjoy time with family and friends.
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Glad the concert went well, good luck for February!God bless :)
Followed the link from Carrie’s. What wonderful music! Do you mind if I sit here a minute or two and enjoy? Very soothing to the soul :-)
Hi Gandalfe,
Yes you have permission to use the card I made, anywhere you choose to use it. I have many more, all different images and a quote or thought which I chose for the image. If you want the link where those are stored please email me and I will be happy to send it to you. I have so many graphics and things I’ve made in paintshop pro it’s ridiculous. But hey I enjoy it :-) Have a great week!